De Bello Civili 3.61

BC 3.61.1Quōs Pompēius, quod erant honestō locō nātī et īnstrūctī līberāliter magnōque comitātū et multīs iūmentīs vēnerant virīque fortēs habēbantur et in honōre apud Caesarem fuerant, quodque novum et praeter cōnsuētūdinem acciderat, omnia sua praesidia circumdūxit atque ostentāvit.

Because they were of honourable birth and handsomely equipped, and had come with a large retinue and many pack-animals, and were thought brave men and had been in honour with Caesar, and because this was new and had happened contrary to custom, Pompey took them round all his outposts and showed them off.

Note. quod … quodque: two reasons, the second introduced by quodque = et quod. circumdūxit atque ostentāvit: Pompey paraded the first deserters from Caesar as a propaganda coup.

BC 3.61.2nam ante id tempus nēmō aut mīles aut eques ā Caesare ad Pompēium trānsierat, cum paene cōtīdiē ā Pompēiō ad Caesarem perfugerent, vulgō vērō ūniversī in Ēpīrō atque Aetōliā cōnscrīptī mīlitēs eārumque regiōnum omnium quae ā Caesare tenēbantur.

For before that time no one, whether foot-soldier or horseman, had crossed over from Caesar to Pompey, while almost daily men deserted from Pompey to Caesar, and indeed commonly, all the soldiers enlisted in Epirus and Aetolia and in all the regions held by Caesar.

Note. cum … perfugerent: concessive/adversative cum, 'whereas'. vulgō: adverb, 'in large numbers, commonly'.

BC 3.61.3sed hī cognitīs omnibus rēbus, seuquid in mūnītiōnibus perfectum nōn erat, seuquid ā perītiōribus reī mīlitāris dēsīderārī vidēbātur, temporibusque rērum et spatiīs locōrum et custōdiārum variā dīligentiā animadversā, prōut cuiusque eōrum, quī negōtiīs praeerant, aut nātūra aut studium ferēbat, haec ad Pompēium omnia dētulērunt.

But these men, knowing everything, reported all of it to Pompey: whether anything in the fortifications was unfinished, whether anything seemed to be lacking in the eyes of those more skilled in military matters; and they had noted the times of events, the distances between places, and the varying care of the guards, according as the character or the zeal of each of those in charge directed it.

Note. seuquid … seuquid: the edition prints seu quid as one word, 'whether anything … or whether anything'. The long sentence lists what the deserters could tell: unfinished works, the timing of operations, the distances, and how carefully each officer kept guard.